La Pa Congee (Porridge)
"Congee is rice cooked with large amounts of water or chicken stock. It is good for convalescents, as it is meant for a tired stomach. The Chinese eat congee for breakfast and supper. It be accompanied by eggs, salted peanuts, fish, or ham. This was a traditional congee in our family. We prepared this congee with eight ingredients: red dates, fresh water chestnuts, soybeans, bok choy, fresh chestnuts, ham, or chicken. This is the congee my family has served for more than one hundred years. It is highly nourishing!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Bok Choy | 1 cup (70g) | 9 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Soybean | not in our table | 0 |
| Chestnut | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 10 dried black mushrooms
- 1/4 cup dry soybeans
- 10 chestnuts
- 16 cups water
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound bok choy, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 12 fresh water chestnuts
- 10 red dates
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast, diced